No person shall operate any boat within the
Town of Webster, Massachusetts at no speed greater than 45 miles per
hour except when barefoot skiing which then be 50 miles per hour,
or a safe and reasonable speed depending on existing conditions, except
during an official supervised race for which a permit has been issued
by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in writing.
The operator of any boat shall reduce boat to
headway speed (no wake) where posted or where operator's vision is
obscured by curves or bends. Speed at all times must be reasonable
and proper for existing conditions. No person shall operate a boat
at a speed in excess of five miles per hour or water ski through a
channel.
All power-propelled boats or crafts shall keep
a distance of 150 feet from shore or other craft (fishermen) whenever
possible.
Water skiing and other high-speed uses are prohibited
on the cove known as Nipmuc Cove of Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg
except in case of located at the boat ramp in the Webster Memorial
Beach area. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts shall issue permits
for any water skiing in this area.
Automobiles and trucks are prohibited on the
ice of Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg except in
case of emergency.
Selectmen shall have the right to set-make regulations as outlined in Chapter
635, Article
I, of these bylaws.